diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6dd413357d0d6decec00cb277a0df586a4e5a0b9..ca7d177314f2f7cb718128b02942abb58cc0393a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -308,8 +308,9 @@ lint-strict:
   retry: 2
   script:
     - go version
-    # b7e24f70b (Add graph from graffle, 2016-11-14) is the root commit
-    - GOLANGCI_LINT_OPTIONS="--new-from-rev='b7e24f70b71ae8aeb0b6a0d91bf49960e17cb3a3'" make lint
+    - make lint-strict
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"'
 
 objectinfo_fuzz_test:
   extends: .fuzz_base
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 930fbe916d5c04674390821c95f9be5551aecef0..ca839bf9375be511dded9ac963cb535a4b04317a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -264,6 +264,11 @@ check-mod-tidy:
 lint: ${GOLANGCI_LINT} libgit2
 	${Q}${GOLANGCI_LINT} cache clean && ${GOLANGCI_LINT} run --build-tags "${GO_BUILD_TAGS}" --out-format tab --config ${SOURCE_DIR}/.golangci.yml ${GOLANGCI_LINT_OPTIONS}
 
+.PHONY: lint-strict
+lint-strict:
+	# b7e24f70b (Add graph from graffle, 2016-11-14) is the root commit
+	${Q}GOLANGCI_LINT_OPTIONS="--new-from-rev='b7e24f70b71ae8aeb0b6a0d91bf49960e17cb3a3'" $(MAKE) lint
+
 .PHONY: check-formatting
 check-formatting: ${GOIMPORTS} ${GITALYFMT}
 	${Q}${GOIMPORTS} -l $(call find_go_sources) | awk '{ print } END { if(NR>0) { print "goimports error, run make format"; exit(1) } }'